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News and Commentary about Massachusetts and beyondMon, 13 Aug 2018 10:40:43 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8http://redmassgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-tab-image-rmg-32x32.jpgnomad943 – Red Mass Grouphttp://redmassgroup.com
3232OK. So this has been bothering me …http://redmassgroup.com/2014/11/ok-so-this-has-been-bothering-me/
http://redmassgroup.com/2014/11/ok-so-this-has-been-bothering-me/#commentsSat, 08 Nov 2014 14:31:06 +0000While I was voting the man in front of me and the woman two people back both had INTERPRETERS that were babbling in Spanish the whole time, showing the “guests” where and who to vote for.

I know this is Massachusetts and that the chances of seeing a voter ID law is zero but isn’t there some rule that people…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2014/11/ok-so-this-has-been-bothering-me/feed/1Jobs Report Jollieshttp://redmassgroup.com/2012/11/jobs-report-jollies/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/11/jobs-report-jollies/#respondFri, 02 Nov 2012 15:29:08 +0000For a good morning chuckle, you have to get yourself over to BMG and take a peek at the latest from the legendary DAVID as he spins today numbers. I refuse to post a link here but here is a teaser
171,000 new jobs added in October. The unemployment rate ticked up from 7.8% to 7.9% because more people rejoined…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/11/jobs-report-jollies/feed/0Must Reading In Hurricane Aftermath!http://redmassgroup.com/2012/11/must-reading-in-hurricane-aftermath/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/11/must-reading-in-hurricane-aftermath/#commentsThu, 01 Nov 2012 18:16:13 +0000We have remained silent on the dangers of climate change for far far too long. It’s time for all of us to arm ourselves with knowledge before it is too late. Failure to do so will be catastrophic.
The following article is a must read primer on the topic:Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt (Washington Post,…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/11/must-reading-in-hurricane-aftermath/feed/1The Jury Is In! Globe Endorses Obama!http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/the-jury-is-in-globe-endorses-obama/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/the-jury-is-in-globe-endorses-obama/#commentsTue, 30 Oct 2012 16:45:43 +0000Along with many of you here, I have been anxiously waiting to see who would get this cherished endorsement.

Surprisingly no one else seems to have mentioned it.http://www.boston.com/politica…
Hmm … maybe it’s because of this bold statement by the folks at the Globe ..
“Since its first presidential endorsement – for Hubert Humphrey in 1968 – the Globe’s editorial…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/breaking-news-gop-linked-to-october-surprise/feed/0Herald’s Workplace Diversity Job Fair!http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/heralds-workplace-diversity-job-fair/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/heralds-workplace-diversity-job-fair/#commentsFri, 26 Oct 2012 14:09:43 +0000At the top of my morning email today was this gem from bostonherald.com
On Tuesday, October 30th, the Boston Herald is sponsoring the Workplace Diversity Job Fair
Now I thought that everyone knew that “workplace diversity” was a code word for “straight whites need not apply” but that’s ok because we Americans just cherish diversity. Don’t we?

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/heralds-workplace-diversity-job-fair/feed/1The Donalds Big Surprisehttp://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/the-donalds-big-surprise/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/the-donalds-big-surprise/#commentsWed, 24 Oct 2012 14:13:26 +0000Well here it is, Wednesday. The Donald has promised us a big surprise this morning.http://news.yahoo.com/rumors-f…
Any ideas what it could be? )…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/the-donalds-big-surprise/feed/2Help! Scott Brown Yard Signs …http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/help-scott-brown-yard-signs/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/help-scott-brown-yard-signs/#commentsMon, 22 Oct 2012 02:14:07 +0000Anyone have a clue where I can get my hands on a Scott Brown yard sign in and around the Greater Lawrence area?

I finally talked the Mrs into letting me put one out front (but only by agreeing to adorn the sign for Halloween by topping it off with a nice Indian headdress) and times a-wastin’…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/10/help-scott-brown-yard-signs/feed/8I did not post this twicehttp://redmassgroup.com/2012/06/my-solar-energy-rant/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/06/my-solar-energy-rant/#respondMon, 04 Jun 2012 20:19:10 +0000I did not post this twice.

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/06/my-solar-energy-rant/feed/0My Solar Energy Rant …http://redmassgroup.com/2012/06/my-solar-energy-rant/
http://redmassgroup.com/2012/06/my-solar-energy-rant/#commentsMon, 04 Jun 2012 20:19:09 +0000This week I get the word that two people who abut my property have signed a lease agreement with a power developer to install a “solar array” on their land.

The project involves clear cutting and bulldozing flat about 15 acres of undisturbed forest land and then carpeting the above former forest with about 6000 panels of Chinese glass.

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2012/04/us-post-office-closures-averted/feed/24Your Stimulus Dollars At Work ..http://redmassgroup.com/2010/11/your-stimulus-dollars-at-work/
http://redmassgroup.com/2010/11/your-stimulus-dollars-at-work/#respondTue, 09 Nov 2010 14:34:29 +0000After all the bailouts and “quantitive easing” it appears that finaly corporations are beginning to loosen up on all of the accumulated cash that they have been hoarding.

At least one of them is
General Electric Co. plans to invest more than $2 billion in China in technology and financial service ventures and research, adding 1,000 jobs in a country…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2010/11/your-stimulus-dollars-at-work/feed/0The Face Of Question 3 Oppositionhttp://redmassgroup.com/2010/11/the-face-of-question-3-opposition/
http://redmassgroup.com/2010/11/the-face-of-question-3-opposition/#commentsTue, 02 Nov 2010 14:24:15 +0000So who exactly is this concerned pub owner? You know, the pub owner who is so concerned about how a reduction in our sales tax would hurt his community. I thought it was kind of odd that a local businessman was supporting a high sales tax, albeit not a meals tax …
It turns out pub ownership, is only a…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2010/11/the-face-of-question-3-opposition/feed/6Math Moment: Is $12.4 billion less than $11.6 billion?http://redmassgroup.com/2010/10/math-moment-is-124-billion-less-than-116-billion/
http://redmassgroup.com/2010/10/math-moment-is-124-billion-less-than-116-billion/#commentsMon, 25 Oct 2010 14:24:19 +0000Ah, the value of a good education ….

Time to test your math skills by comparing them against those of our very own teachers union ….
Pop quiz
Is $12.4 billion really less than $11.6 billion?
With regards to state spending on public schools …
Teachers Union writes: “billions of dollars in spending cuts have already been made during this…

]]>http://redmassgroup.com/2010/10/math-moment-is-124-billion-less-than-116-billion/feed/3Meet NY Governor Candidate Jimmy McMillanhttp://redmassgroup.com/2010/10/meet-ny-governor-candidate-jimmy-mcmillan/
http://redmassgroup.com/2010/10/meet-ny-governor-candidate-jimmy-mcmillan/#respondTue, 19 Oct 2010 18:26:17 +0000He is appearing on the ballot as the candidate of the “Rent Is Too Damn High” party. Here he is at a recent debate.

Which brings about the question …

Why is rent so damn high, or housing costs in general? And why is it so important to our government to keep these costs so damn high that they will…